Association of Age-Related Hearing Impairment With Physical Functioning Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hearing impairment, a common treatable condition, may contribute to poorer physical function with aging.

Objective

To assess whether hearing impairment is associated with poorer physical function, reduced walking endurance, and faster decline in physical function.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cohort study, cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses were performed using data from the 2011 to 2019 period of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, a population-based study of community-dwelling adults at 4 sites in the US.

Exposures

Hearing thresholds (per 10 dB) assessed with pure tone audiometry and categorized as normal hearing or mild, moderate, or severe hearing impairment.

Main outcomes and measures

Physical function was a

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Amezcua P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8233700 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature